The work is to study influences of sample preparations on dentine ESR (electron spin resonance) signals, in order to use dentine samples for dose reconstruction, which has been performed with enamel samples. The dentine and enamel samples were collected from non-irradiated adult teeth and prepared by mechanical or mechanical plus chemical methods. The samples were scanned by an ESR spectrometer before and after their irradiation by ,60,Co γ-rays. The sensitivities of ESR signals of dentine and enamel samples to irradiation dose differed significantly among different sample preparation methods. The results show that dentine samples mechanically and chemically prepared have good enough ESR response to low dose γ-ray irradiations, and it is possible to use the dentine samples for dose reconstruction, as a substitution to enamel samples when they are short of supply.